Council awards contracts for three road bond projects

The council awarded both contacts to the low bidder, Jones Bros. Dirt & Paving Contractors of Odessa. The first was the contract for East Hicks Avenue and East Taylor Avenue. The total cost of that project will be $1.3 million, plus more than $130,000 in contingencies, for a project total of $1.43 million.

The council awarded both contacts to the low bidder, Jones Bros. Dirt & Paving Contractors of Odessa. The first was the contract for East Hicks Avenue and East Taylor Avenue. The total cost of that project

The council awarded both contacts to the low bidder, Jones Bros. Dirt & Paving Contractors of Odessa. The first was the contract for East Hicks Avenue and East Taylor Avenue. The total cost of that project will be $1.3 million, plus more than $130,000 in contingencies, for a project total of $1.43 million.

The council awarded both contacts to the low bidder, Jones Bros. Dirt & Paving Contractors of Odessa. The first was the contract for East Hicks Avenue and East Taylor Avenue. The total cost of that project

The Midland Road Bond continues to move along “under budget” and “ahead of schedule,” according to Councilman J.Ross Lacy.

The Midland City Council on Tuesday approved a pair of paving project contracts for three of the four first-year projects. The fourth project is expected to come before the council next month.

The council awarded both contacts to the low bidder, Jones Bros. Dirt & Paving Contractors of Odessa. The first was the contract for East Hicks Avenue and East Taylor Avenue. The total cost of that project will be $1.3 million, plus more than $130,000 in contingencies, for a project total of $1.43 million.

The total cost of the second contact for Green Tree Boulevard included a $1.179 million bid, plus nearly $118,000 in contingencies, for a project total of $1.297 million. In both cases, Jones Bros. beat out Reese Albert for the low bid.

Lacy said after the meeting that utility work has been completed on the East Hicks and East Taylor projects. Utilities isn’t part of the Green Tree project. He said both bids were competitive and came in under budget.

The council is expected to award the contract for the fourth first-year project – Cuthbert Avenue, between Garfield Street and “A” Street – in March, Lacy said. Construction for all projects should be done no later than Sept. 1, although some projects are expected to finish sooner.

The City Council on Tuesday also approved authorizing the issuance of a request for qualifications for engineering, planning and design services for two third-year projects – Garfield Street, north of Midland Memorial Hospital, and “A” Street, between Cuthbert Avenue and Indiana Avenue.

Lacy said most of the second-year projects already are designed, and engineering work for all second-year projects will be completed by the end of July. Third-year projects are more complex and require 18 months-plus to do design and engineering, he said.

All projects listed are part of the Midland Road Bond campaign. In November, Midland voters passed a $100 million road bond referendum. The campaign involves 26 projects that are scheduled to be completed over five years. Next year, there are nine projects on the schedule.